An Ode To Super Mario Lemieux
On the occasion of his 50th birthday, I reflect for a moment on the life and career of Mario Lemieux, or Super Mario, as I came to know him. He's the reason I started loving hockey, a combination of being ...
NHL Tournament Of Champions Ends: Power Rankings 2009-13
In NHL | By AverageThomas | On June 24 2013 09:31 PM
The final four teams in this year's NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs featured the teams to win The Cup the past four years, making for something of a Tournament Of Champions. Now that the Chicago Blackhawks have won two of the ...
NHL Conference Finals Historic Pairings
In NHL | By AverageThomas | On May 30 2013 08:19 PM
The final four teams in the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs have been determined, and there are historic pairings on both sides of the bracket.
If the saying "To Be The Man, You Have To Beat The Man" holds, then this ...
2013 NHL Season: Eastern Conference Preview
The 2013 NHL season kicks off tomorrow and is headlined by some big matchups. Penguins-Flyers and Blackhawks-Kings kick things off early, followed by Rangers-Bruins, Maple Leafs-Canadiens and Red Wings-Blues later in the day. That's certainly a stacked deck and a ...
2012 NHL Free Agency Predictions
Lost amid the plethora of sports news is the start of NHL Free agency in just a couple of days On July 1st. I did this same article for last year's free agency, so here is the return edition of ...
NHL Season Preview: Playoffs & Awards
Ok, so in the final installment of my NHL season preview trilogy, I'll be looking at how the playoffs shake out based on my earlier projections and also who will might win the yearly awards. In regards to the awards, ...
NHL Season Preview: Eastern Conference
Alright, for this installment of my NHL preview series, I'll be looking at the Eastern Conference. Well it's really a mini-series, since the next and final article will be playoff and awards predictions. Time to look at how the conference ...
NHL – Eastern Playoff Matchups
It’s playoff time! Today, we’ll take a look at the matchups in the East. Prediction wise, I nailed the teams but Montreal landed in the 6th spot and Buffalo in the 7th. Ok, here we go!
#1 Washington vs #8 New ...
NHL Playoffs – Eastern View & Predictions
The Eastern conference playoff picture is about as clear as the Charles Rivah in Boston. Let’s start with what we know … it’ll be like Sudoku … trust me. The top six teams are in. Boston will be in the ...
Does the Habs win lessen the Caps pain?
In NHL | By lizdrabick | On May 13 2010 12:12 PM
It's a tired cliche in sport that there's no greater cure-all than winning. I once had an athlete tell me that everything feels better after a win... food tastes better, your car drives better, your girl looks better, etc. But how ...